Leaving Port Camargue
That’s it, we have had nearly 3 weeks in France and it is time to continue the journey. It has been great to see and catch up with family and friends over the last few weeks. We have had a ball and loads of nice food and wine.
Tomorrow we leave Port Camargue. Nice huge marina but very welcoming and secure, we were able to leave the boat for a few days to visit family without any issues. The facilities are good and you can get free bicycle which was useful to go to the Grau du Roi (a lovely little port), all on the sea front . There are beaches but they are packed and the sand is not great, you also have to walk for miles to reach swimming depth. Plenty of shops both in Port Camargue and the Grau du Roi and the fruits and veg are excellent, so is the bread and cheese and the rose wine. Ian has been able to spend some time in the chandlers, looking for bits and pieces and he has had a few days to fix stuff, so he is happy. And he was absolutely ecstatic when he met Jayne and Graeme from Southampton, on Scarlett, moored on the same pontoon as us. Finally, after 2 months, he could converse with strangers without having to think and translate… Scarlett is coming from Spain and bound for Italy so we were able to share experiences over aperitif.
We are aiming to reach Valencia in 3 to 4 days depending on the wind or the engine, cutting across the Golf du Lion. Well that is the plan anyway…